Dactylitis is the technical term for the severe swelling seen in fingers and toes that King Charles referenced. Despite any concerns over the health implications of the swelling, King Charles ...

Inclusion of dactylitis and enthesitis as entry criteria. Inclusion of monoarthritis and polyarthritis in addition to oligoarthritis. While the new criteria represent a step forward in many ways ...

In 2011, around the age of 33, he developed dactylitis of the great toe and pain and swelling of the right ankle. He was seen by a rheumatologist and noted at the time to have nail pitting.